Detonating toy



Y, rno as-fnMircHELnoF AMERIcUsGEoe DETONATING TOY i Specicaton of Letters Patent.

'Applicationfiledaugustis,1907. seriaiNo. asaetlf'fl I YTo alli-whom it may concern): i

Be it known that LlHQMA-S E. MITCHELL,

i a citizen of.. the United`- States, residing at Americus, inthe county `of VSumter and State of Georgia, have invented'new and useful Improvements inrDetonating Toys, of which the following is a specification.

This invention .relates to ,-detonating toys, and the object thereof isftoyprovide a toy of such .class in `4 a Lmanner, .as hereinafter set forth with means-.tojallowA of the quick escape of the products of combustion after the charge has beenexploded, thereby preventing thedisr-upture Aof the vtoy and furthermore insuringthe safety ,of the device.

rA further obj ect ofthe invention is to proy vide a toy `of such classwithmeans to cause explosion of the charge the quick emission ofthesound due to the thereby obtaining a loudreport. 4 M

Further objects of the invention are to provide a toy of suchv class which shall be simple in its constructiomstrong, durable, conveniently. used, insuring safetyto the operator, having, the parts `readily assembled and inexpensive to manufacture.`

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consistsin the novel construction, combination `and arrangement of parts hereinafter more specifically described and illustrated inthe accompanying drawings wherein is'shown the preferred embodiment of the invention, but it is -to be understood that changes, variations and modifications can be resortedl tol which come within the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

In describing the invention in detail reference is had to the accompanying drawings, wherein like characters denote corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a detonating toy in accordance with this invention; Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view; Fig. 3 is a like view showing a modied arrangement to prevent the toy handle and ram being accidentally disconnected from the other parts of the toy, and, Fig. 4 is a section on line 4-4 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a sectional detail showing a modified construction for limiting the upward movement of the ram.

Referring to the drawings by reference characters, 1 denotes a cylinder having a recess 2 which constitutes the ex losion chamber. The bottom wall 3 of t e chamber- 2 forms a seat for the explosive charge. The

cylinder 1 `is furth erxmore provided la lcombined inlet anfdzoutlet,"port"A 4:,throughI which the explosive .charge is inserted in the cylinder 1 and t. Which-also constitutesy ameans for the exhaustef the products. ofl

combustion after the;@charge-.hasfbeen V'ex-` ploded, as well as allowing .the sound to Ibe readily emitted after thecharge has -beenexploded. To further.facilitaterthe emissionv of the sound and the products-ofi combustion7 as well as allowing.theflatter-to expand, Ithe inner face of the. cylinder is `formed-with.,an annular groove 5i.whichtmterminates ingthe opening 4. The cylinder, 1 is furthermorel provided with ano-pening :6..near ythe topv thereof and which formsnnadditional means for the emission of the .sound and also has an outlet for the products ofl combustion. Q Frojecting from the top` of the cylinder 1 is, an elongated guide sleeve 7 VWhich vmay` jbeformed integral with. the cylinden-but; as n shown the sleeve. 7 l has ,itslower end provided with a series of peripheral,screw-threadsengaging with internal-threads.formed on. the

linner facefof the cylinder-as at S. ...Thesleeve 7 is provided with La, vertically-extending elongated slot 9th`e end` walls l0 and 1-1 forming abutments .for a purpose to be hereinafterY referred to.` y *Y y Arranged within the'sleeve7 is a ram 12 having its upper end terminating in a handle portion 13 and further proyided with an annular iiange 14 at. the lower terminus of the portion 13, the flanged/i.constituting means,` for determining vthe-position ofgthehandwhen the operator grasps the handle. The annular flange also constitutes a means to prevent any gases which might pass from the chamber 1 through guide 7, from striking the hand of the operator.

The reference character 15 denotes a pin or lug which projects laterally from the ram be pointed out that the construction is the same as that shown in Figs. 1, and 2, with the exception of the means to prevent they accidental withdrawal of the ram, as well as to limit the movement of the ram in an upward direction. In Fig. 3 the ram is indicated by the reference character 16 and is formed with a vertically-extending groove 17 the end walls 18 and 19 thereof constituting an abutment. The guide sleeve is indicated by the reference character 20 and carries a spring latch 21. The nose 22 of the latch extends through an opening 23 formed in the sleeve 20 and engages in the groove 17 of the ram 16. Otherwise than that as stated, the construction shown in Fig. 3 is the same as that shown in Figs. 1 and 2 and like reference characters are applied to that portion of the device which is connected to the sleeve 20. It is evident from the arrangement shown that the nose 22 will limit the movement of the ram 16 in an upward direction and that when' occasion so requires the latch 21 can be actuated so that the ram 16 can be removed from the guide sleeve.

In Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 5 the ram is of the same diameter as the internal diameter of the guide sleeve but the diameter or the ram with respect to the diameter of the recess 2 is such as to form a clearance 24 to allow of the products of combustion to pass around the ram and out through the openings 4 and 6, and furthermore to provide means to allow of the emission of the sound.

The providing of the device with the two outlets 4 6 and the clearance 24 prevents the distorting or disrupture of the cylinder 1 when the charge has been exploded, as it is evident that the products of combustion will be immediately discharged from the cylinder and not coniined therein, consequently the necessary space for expansion of gases is obtained so that there will be no likelihood of the operator or other person being injured by a distorting or disrupture of the cylinder which would be the case if the gases were coniined.

In Fig. 5 a modiiied construction is shown for limiting the upward movement of the ram and also to prevent the accidental withdrawing of the ram from the guide, and in this connection the ram, which is indicated by the reference character 25, is provided with a groove 26, the lower wall thereof` constituting an abutment adapted to engage with a pin 27 which is carried by the guide 28 and projects inwardly therefrom and into the groove 26.

What l claim is- 1. A device of the class described coinprising a cylinder yconstituting an explosion chamber having a groove in its inner wall and a pair of outlets, one arranged above the other, said groove terminating in one of said outlets, a guide sleeve projecting from the cylinder and a reciprocatory ram arranged within the sleeve and adapted to operate in the explosion chamber.

2. A device of the class described comprising a cylinder constituting an explosion chamber having a groove in its inner wall and a pair ofoutlets, one arranged above the other, said groove terminating in one of said outlets, a guide sleeve projecting` from the cylinder, a reciprocatory ram arranged within the sleeve and adapted to operate in the explosion chamber, and means for limiting the movement of said ram in one direction to prevent the withdrawal of the ram from the sleeve.

3. A device of the class described comprising an explosion chamber having a groove in its inner wall and a pair of outlets and said groove terminating in one of said outlets, and a reciprocatory ram operating in said chamber.

In testimony whereof l have hereunto set ymy hand in presence of two subscribing y witnesses.

THOMAS E. MlTCl lll lli.

M. M. LowEnY,

l! Witnesses: l GEO. D. VVHEATLEY, Jr. 

